69. How to Use a “Virtual” Phone Line with Your Airbnb Account
Mar 8, 2021
Discover how to work around Airbnb's restrictions on virtual phone numbers. Learn the benefits of having a dedicated business phone line to manage multiple properties more easily. Explore tips to improve communication and enhance guest experiences. Get insights into costs and recommendations for reliable phone services. Plus, find out about a crash course on mastering short-term rentals with passive operations!
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Use Real Number, Forward Calls
Use a real phone number on Airbnb accounts to avoid rejection of virtual numbers.
Forward that real number to your virtual business phone line for better management and scaling.
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Burner Phone Line Workaround
Tim used a cheap burner phone line from Walmart to create a real phone number for Airbnb.
He forwards calls from this real number to his virtual business phone line for convenience.
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Port Carrier Line To Virtual
Open a carrier phone line, port it to a virtual number, then cancel the old line to save monthly fees.
This avoids paying for an extra burner phone line while keeping a real number on Airbnb.
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Airbnb has restrictions on using virtual phone lines when you set up your account. Having a single phone number is also limiting when we are scaling our portfolios! So how do we get around using one main phone number on airbnb? How do we get around Airbnb not allowing us to use a virtual phone number like google voice? I’ve got an easy tip for you. I’ve been using a business phone line for years and it has made sooo many things easier. We’ll discuss this week why you should have one too and dig in to the following:
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